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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 7320 m/e 06/1943
War Dept. 77320 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 90233 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25185
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal Wed 24/05/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
HLS   Hull Springhead w/e 15/05/1948
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 21/04/1951
53C   Hull Springhead w/e 13/10/1951
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 20/10/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/12/1958
51A   Darlington w/e 20/06/1959
51L   Thornaby w/e 03/10/1959
56D   Mirfield w/e 07/11/1959
56E   Sowerby Bridge w/e 18/06/1960
56A   Wakefield w/e 11/01/1964
56D   Mirfield 4w/e 26/02/1966
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 28/01/1967
     Withdrawn on 24/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NEV Neville Hill on 27/08/1947
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 01/12/1958
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 56E Sowerby Bridge 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 4w/e 26/02/1966
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 8w/e 25/02/1967
WDN   on 24/05/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
04/07/1964 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D32, D171/6/7/74/8, D5096, D5112/67, D7596/7, DEPT84, D2242/64, D2605, D3151, 60024, 61386, 62062, 65880, 73026/35, 75059/62, 90056/230/43/429/704, 90061. Stripping Shop: 43005, 60836/55, 61030, 63345/70, 90011. Paint Shop: D3675, 75017. Level Crossing: D25, D27, D169, D187. Works Yard: D170/80/9/91, D2163, D2700, 60011/20/527/844/910, 61038, 62002/41, 63460, 65053/99, 73133/55, 90233. Waiting Works: D2586, 60916, 61037, 63383, 63415/22/39, 69003/11/9/20, 90511. Ex Works. 43010/33. Stored: 68016/46/51/4. SLS/196408

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as WD Number 7320
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25185
   
01/1945 Renumbered Renumbered to 77320    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 90233    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (56E)    
11/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
26/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
28/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
24/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 90233    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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